Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Neotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 184
3291
39625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 184
3291
39625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
3162
38902 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
2592
36580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
470
2702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
470
2702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
470
2702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
398
2184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
367
2128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Neotropical
16 Families width 2128 Species and 64 Subspecies | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1024 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 430 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 343 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 138 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Neotropical | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
126
780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
3 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
133
1189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
21
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
86
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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